Shelly's Recipe

CRAB PHYLLO APPETIZERS

Category: Seafood

3 tablespoons butter
2 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons flour
1 cup whipping cream
1 pound fresh crab meat
2 tablespoons chopped chives
2 tablespoons chopped parsley
Salt and pepper to taste
8 sheets phyllo
1/2 cup unsalted butter

In 3 tbsp butter, saute garlic, and then stir in the flour and cook for about 1 minute. Add the cream and stir till thick. Stir in crab, chives, salt and pepper. Fold the filo sheets so they are 6 x 6 inches brushing each layer with melted butter. Put a big plop of the crab mixture in the center of each square, and fold into triangles. Seal and brush top with melted butter. Bake at 400 for 15 to 20 minutes, until they look perfectly browned.